GORHAM, Maine — The Vermont State Castleton Spartans defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium to pick up their first win in LEC play and first win for new head coach Tara King. The set scores were 25-15, 25-23, and 26-24. 

The Spartans are now 9-12 and 1-6 in LEC play with the win. 

Lilli Burrows (Yarmouth, Maine) put up a team-high 13 kills in her home state, while Alondra Rojas (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) posted a double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs. 

The Spartans are back in action on Tuesday against Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, with a scheduled start at 6 p.m.